Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s2.t1.32

c20.s2.t1.32

³ In May 1966, I called on the veteran epigraphist, K.V. Subrahmanya Aiyer, to apprise him of my findings at Mangulam and Pugalur and seek his blessings. In the course of our discussion that day, I asked him about the 'forgotten' inscription at Mangulam. He recalled that when he visited the site in August 1906, there was a large beehive on the brow of the cave very near the inscription, which made it hazardous to take a closer look or make copies. As the estampage made available later was too illegible, the study was not pursued further.